Welcome to Nakkertok

Nakkertok Ski Club has a long tradition of developing junior athletes in a club environment and preparing them for competition at the district, provincial, university and national level. This has been accomplished by creating a program, based on the Cross Country Canada (CCC) Long Term Athlete Development Model. The Racing Program addresses the needs of athletes beginning with the Learning to Train Stage of Athlete development (males 9-12, females 8-11) and extending to the Training to Compete Stage (males 20-23, females 19-23). The Learn to Ski Program offers programs appropriate for the early stages of athlete development, at the Learning to Train Stage either the LTS program or the Racing Program provide opportunities for athlete development.

Guiding Principles:

• Our goal is to enable young athletes to develop their cross country skiing in a positive team environment. The focus is on ski racing, however, the athletes are encouraged to grow as individuals.In order to grow in the sport an athlete needs to have fun and enjoy training, appreciate being outside and above all love to ski.
• The Nakkertok program includes a wide variety of activities throughout the year to keep the interest level high.
• Coaching at Nakkertok uses the team approach. All athletes will be coached by all of the coaches. This exposes the athlete to different coaching styles and to different special skills. The coaches believe in equal treatment of all athletes and respond to the time and effort contributed by the athlete, not necessarily related to skill level or perceived potential. The coaches work towards helping the athlete achieve their own potential and their own goals.At Nakkertok we encourage year round activity, a healthy lifestyle and a variety of outdoor activities.
• Year round activity is necessary to be successful as an athlete and particularly as a skier. Each athlete is encouraged to set their own individual goals and the coaches aspire to deliver a co-ordinated program to help the athletes achieve their personal best no matter what their level of performance. Goals are also established at the team level. By participating in the Racing Program each athlete supports the goals of the team and assists their peers to do the same.
• All of our programs are based on an individual athlete’s stage of physical maturation and technical skills rather than the date of birth. This allows athletes to train with athletes at the same stage of development (physical maturity) and with similar skill. By participating in the Racing Program each athlete supports the goals of the team and assists their peers to do the same.